HCS 320 Electronic Medical Records Week 4 Technology

Electronic Medical Records

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Electronic Medical Records

Health care organizations have changed drastically over the years. Technology has made it more advanced than ever before. New technology has affected the way of health care communication. This paper has been written to show how efficient and effective communication is with electronic medical records, its advantages and disadvantages, its influence on consumers, and the electronic medical records short- and long-term financial impact on organizations.

An electronic medical record (EMR) is a computerized medical record created in an organization that delivers care, such as a hospital or physician's office. Electronic medical records tend to be a part of a local stand-alone...